Court of Appeal extends stay order against arresting Gotabaya

The Court of Appeal today extended a stay order against arresting former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa till December 15.

The stay order was initially issued till today.

Earlier Rajapaksa had filed a petition in court seeking an order against his arrest.

Rajapaksa was facing arrest over the alleged misappropriation of over Rs. 90 million of Government funds for the construction of a memorial for his parents when he was the Defence Secretary. (Colombo Gazette)